Position Vector

A position vector gives the location of a point relative to the origin, so point $A$ has position vector $\vec{OA}$. Using position vectors, the vector from $A$ to $B$ is $\vec{AB}=\vec{OB}-\vec{OA}$.

They turn geometric points into vectors we can compute with.

You meet Position Vector in the Vectors chapter of SPM Additional Mathematics. Knowing the term precisely matters in the exam: questions often hinge on reading a keyword correctly, and because SPM marking is analytic, using the right definition in your working helps secure method marks.

Our teachers make sure a student can not only recite what Position Vector means but use it fluently in a full solution.

Because the SPM Add Math paper is bilingual (BM/EN), it helps to know this term in each language: Position Vector (EN) · Vektor Kedudukan (BM) · 位置向量 (中文)

Other key terms from the Vectors chapter you may want to check:

• Scalar
• Vector
• Magnitude of a Vector
• Unit Vector
• Resultant Vector
• Parallel Vectors